TXPhotog wrote:
There are two very different issues here.  One is "how to measure your bra size" and you already have a link to that.  The other is "how to measure your bust", which is different.

Wear a bra, measure around the bra and the ends of the breasts.  That's the "bust measurement" for modeling purposes.

thank you, was aware that bra measurement is very different than chest measurement, just didnt know to do under or across. thanks!

James Bluck wrote:
OK.  So how is a model supposed to measure her waist?  I see pictures of skinny models who list their waists as, e.g., 29", which seems way too big for what I see in the pictures.

yes, and make sure you have a proper measuring tape. go to the craft store and get the soft measuring tape that is used for sewing. i was using the wrong tape and my measurements came up two inches larger than they actually were. measure in the morning, before you eat, otherwise you may bloat and the masurement will probably be bigger than normal.

TXPhotog wrote:
Measure the "natural waist" - the smallest part of the waist.

That's what I always thought.  I assume the skinny girls whose stats indicate a large waist are just doing it wrong.

Josie Nutter wrote:
This is what I send people who get suspended for blaringly incorrect measurements:

Women: http://fashion.about.com/cs/7/l/blmeasure.htm
Men: http://fashion.about.com/cs/menstips/l/blmenmeasure.htm

i looked all over for something like that. thanks!

Josie Nutter wrote:
This is what I send people who get suspended for blaringly incorrect measurements:

Women: http://fashion.about.com/cs/7/l/blmeasure.htm
Men: http://fashion.about.com/cs/menstips/l/blmenmeasure.htm

baelie wrote:
i looked all over for something like that. thanks!

Now if anyone can decipher how designers size a garment, I’d be forever in their debt.

I bought a dress off ebay thats a 4P for a model that's 5'-0", 102 and it turns out it fits a model that's 5'-7", 130

Craig Thomson wrote:

Josie Nutter wrote:
This is what I send people who get suspended for blaringly incorrect measurements:

Women: http://fashion.about.com/cs/7/l/blmeasure.htm
Men: http://fashion.about.com/cs/menstips/l/blmenmeasure.htm

Now if anyone can decipher how designers size a garment, I’d be forever in their debt.

I bought a dress off ebay thats a 4P for a model that's 5'-0", 102 and it turns out it fits a model that's 5'-7", 130

hey, thats about my size...whats it look like? hehe

James Bluck wrote:
That's what I always thought.  I assume the skinny girls whose stats indicate a large waist are just doing it wrong.

I have a feeling they're giving the "waist" size they take for a pair of trousers, rather than their actual, natural waist, which is much higher than the trouser measurement site.

Cyberhawk Studios wrote:
For bra measurements, measure under the breast - this is your bra size; measure across the breast, the difference between the two is the cup size.

That isn't really quite right if we are talking about bra sizes.

You take the measurement below the breast.  If it is an odd number, you add five, if it is an even number, you add four.  That is the band size.

You then measure around the fullest part of the breasts.  If the difference is one inch, you are an "A" cup, two inches a "B" cup, three inches a "C" cup, etc.

There are alternative methods, but just measuring under the breasts and taking the difference doesn't work.

baelie wrote:
its funny how this was specifically about chest sizing for modeling, and it inevitably turned into bra sizing......go figure, lol

I saw your original post and didn't answer it since you already had gotten the correct answer.  I, decided to post with bra measurement since the poster I had responded to gave you an incorrect answer.

But I did notice that too.

Josie Nutter wrote:
This is what I send people who get suspended for blaringly incorrect measurements:

Women: http://fashion.about.com/cs/7/l/blmeasure.htm
Men: http://fashion.about.com/cs/menstips/l/blmenmeasure.htm

Josie is cool.

Also.

Josie Nutter wrote:
One of these may help:

http://www.thecostumer.com/rentals/form … easure.pdf
http://www.transprism.com/measurements.html
http://www.joyshoppe.com/howtomeasure.htm
http://www.clearwaterknits.com/knitcont … ments.html

More.

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theda wrote:
Suit/Dress: Women's sizes are insane and vary greatly. There is no stanardized sizing. Men's suits are sized by chest circumferance (example 40) and sleeve length (short, regular or long). I don't know the numbers for dertmining that bit, though.

Shirt/Blouse:  For men, it's by neck size. For women, it's anybody's guess.

Neck: Measure around your neck.

Sleeve: See above with the I dunno

Pants:  For menswear (and some women's pants), it's inches around waist and legnth of inseam (crotch to floor).

Inseam: Crotch to floor. Inches.

Bust: This one is fun. For bust size, measure around the fullest part of the bust. To determine bra size, measure directly below the breast and add 5 inches for the band size.  Cup size is determined by subtracting the underbust measurement from the measurement around the fullest part of the bust OR measuring under the armpits and sutracting the number from the fullest part of the bust measurement.

Waist: smallest point of the torso

Hips: widest point around the tush

Hat: I know you measure the circumference of the head and divide by something freaky, but I forget the formula.

You left out shoe size and glove size.